“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • But This Is an Emergency!

    What is emerging from this frenzied emergency? DIG for it. Continue reading

  • Meaning of the Moment

    Photo by Grant Jacobson on Unsplash What is the meaning of my moments and movement beyond the movement of the moment? In Genesis, the story of Joseph crescendos with this dance he choreographs to reconnect with the brothers who dealt… Continue reading

  • Born in Dying

    "It is in dying that we are born to eternal life." – Prayer of St. Francis   So, let me die today and die daily.   There is nothing in my instincts to pray such a prayer. But then, there… Continue reading

  • Prayer is a deep spiritual mystery.   Mutual communication with God is going on far beneath the surface of our lives. Not only do we often not know what to pray, we often know not what we are praying.  … Continue reading

  • Keep On! Keep On!

    The key to not throwing in the towel and quitting on your dream may be as simple as one simple action following a decisive choice. Continue reading

  • Fears Relieved

      And Grace, My Fears Relieved   "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last …"… Continue reading

  • What Is Required?

      My tribe has a checkered history with forced conversions, violent power-grabbing, and militaristic exercise of religious dominance. To deny that is to deny history. To not care is to ignore scripture. We are flawed in our common humanity and… Continue reading

  • Peace, Be Still

    To be for peace is a choice and not always an easy choice. Surrounded by war cries and hostilities, the voices calling for calm are often muffled and maligned. Continue reading

  • Who Do You Tell?

      When people tell me that they have an issue with God, sometimes a complaint, sometimes real anger, I often ask, "Have you discussed it with God? Have you told God how you feel?" "I could not do that," they… Continue reading

  • Smiling Jesus

      Click to order from Fine Art America – Art by Steve Gamba What the gospel writers did not and, sometimes, could not record, but first century readers knew, was the smile on Jesus' face, the chuckle in his voice,… Continue reading